Savory and Healthy Pies

I always make quiches, or savory pies, because they are easy to do, they last a few days, are good hot, warm and the day after, and they are versatile. Beautiful, good, very simple to do! The savory pie with zucchini is just perfect to pull out on all those occasions when we want to […]

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Tarte Tatin Came to Italy

When traditions cross over to another country and meet new traditions, something delicious usually happens. TTT☺️ = Tomatoes Tarte Tatin Same goes for the very 🇫🇷 French Tarte Tatin when it encountered 🇮🇹 Italian traditions of tomatoes and cheeses. Therefore we got Tarte Tatin with 🍅 tomatoes, ricotta, and shavings of Parmesan. It makes a […]

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Baking in Golden Yellow

Last week while having an aperitif with a friend, I was served a small bruschetta with prosciutto, but I was puzzled by the bread; it was golden yellow and delicious. I had to know more about it. The server told me that it was bread with curcumin. He said that the bread not only tastes […]

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International Pumpkin Pie

Aren’t we all ready to put 2020 into the dustbin of history? I definitely AM, and for quite some time now. There is nothing I can do but to wait 30 more days. However, I could practice by getting rid of things and possessions that clutter my house, and that often I didn’t even recollect […]

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The Many Good Quiches

Since we are once again spending considerable time among our domestic walls, we are again doing some cooking. By the time we will eradicate this insidious virus we shall be all great Chefs.  Seriously now, this thing is really changing our ways of life. This morning I went to my nearest caffe shop and got […]

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Closed and Sad

Today was our first day of Code Orange lockdown. Sunday is not Sunday with Bars, Pasticcerie, and Restaurants closed. Giving up espresso, cappuccino, and aperitivo is though. We are glad that it is still possible to walk around the town and to use the parks for exercise. So there are many runners around. But to […]

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Italians; The Bread Makers!

Italians–bakers, pastry chefs, and pizza makers  The coronavirus mandatory reclusion has opened the ovens of kitchens all over Italy and the favorite pastime of men and women has become “kneading” at full blast! The Results  For days in most supermarkets, the yeast stocks have been depleted, just like the masks in the pharmacies. And so […]

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